上周六，美国前总统巴拉克奥巴马(Barack Obama)为来自78所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学的总计约2.7万名学生发表了虚拟毕业典礼演讲，演讲名为“让我看看你走的路”哈佛商学院版
由于COVID-19，学生们不得不通过远程学习来完成学年，奥巴马利用这个机会说特朗普政府在处理疫情时“甚至没有假装负责”。
“最重要的是，这场大流行已经完全，最终揭开了这么多负责人知道他们在做什么的想法的帷幕，”奥巴马在网上演讲时说。“他们中的许多人甚至都没有假装在负责。”
白宫对奥巴马的毕业评论做出了回应，列出了特朗普自病毒首次威胁美国海岸以来所做的事情，包括补充库存和向美国人支付经济刺激金。
“特朗普总统史无前例的冠状病毒反应拯救了生命，”白宫新闻秘书凯丽·麦克纳尼告诉记者新闻周刊周六。“他早期的旅行限制和隔离保护了美国公众，而他的工资保护计划和对美国人的直接支付为我们的国家带来了必要的经济救济。
“此外，特朗普总统指挥了自二战以来最大规模的私营部门动员，以填补其前任耗尽的库存。当我们展望未来时，迎来了现代史上最热经济的总统已经准备好了第二次。
2016年5月15日，在新泽西州新不伦瑞克的罗格斯大学250周年毕业典礼上，美国总统奥巴马在获得荣誉法学博士学位后，向学生和出席者发表讲话。奥巴马是第一位在学校毕业典礼上发言的在任总统。
上周在一次私务电话奥巴马有数千名支持者，他说特朗普对COVID-19危机的回应是“软弱和不稳定的”，他在那个电话中花了更多时间攻击白宫支持司法部撤销对迈克尔·弗林的指控，这位前国家安全顾问在2017年承认向联邦调查局撒谎。
此外，在周六的毕业典礼上，奥巴马告诉大多数黑人听众，COVID-19大流行特别针对少数民族社区，这将取决于他们改变他们社区的前景。
“现在不是正常时期。你被要求在一个毁灭性的流行病和可怕的经济衰退的世界中找到自己的路，”奥巴马说。“说实话，像这样的疾病只是凸显了黑人社区在历史上不得不应对的潜在不平等和额外负担。”
“如果世界要变得更好，这将取决于你。随着一切突然感觉像是要被争夺，这是你抓住主动权的时候了，”奥巴马继续说道。“没人能再告诉你该轮到你了。没人能再告诉你“这是一直以来的做法。“现在比以往任何时候都更是你的时刻——你这一代人要塑造的世界。”
奥巴马在演讲中还提到了黑人社区的不平等，甚至提到了艾哈迈德·阿尔伯雷的故事，这位黑人大约三个月前在佐治亚州慢跑时被枪杀。
“我们从COVID-19对我们社区的不相称的影响中看到了这一点，就像我们在一个黑人男子慢跑时看到的一样，一些人觉得如果他不接受他们的提问，他们可以停下来提问并开枪打死他，”奥巴马说。
COVID-19也被称为冠状病毒，于2019年末在中国武汉首次被发现。它很快在全球蔓延，影响了470多万人，截至5月16日，全球有30多万人死亡。
这种病毒的传播导致美国所有的学校和大学关闭并在网上上课。它导致了大规模的失业，美国体育的关闭和大多数非必要的商业的关闭。
然而，该病毒在美国大部分地区的传播速度已经放缓，许多州已经开始分阶段重新开放，从加州的部分地区、德克萨斯州和佛罗里达州的大部分地区，甚至东海岸的海滩都在阵亡将士纪念日前开放。
奥巴马将于美国东部时间周六晚8点在一个名为“一起毕业”的活动中为高中生发表另一场虚拟毕业演讲它将在美国广播公司、哥伦比亚广播公司、福克斯电视台和美国全国广播公司的黄金时段播出一个小时的特别节目，并且还可以在线播放。
OBAMA SAYS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS 'AREN'T EVEN PRETENDING TO BE IN CHARGE' OF PANDEMIC RESPONSE
Former President Barack Obama delivered a virtual commencement speech Saturday for about 27,000 total students from 78 historically black colleges and universities in what was called "Show Me Your Walk H.B.C.U. Edition."
With students having to finish the school year through distance learning because of COVID-19, Obama used the moment to say the Trump administration isn't "even pretending to be in charge" in handling the pandemic.
"More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they're doing," Obama said during the online speech. "A lot of them aren't even pretending to be in charge."
The White House responded to Obama's graduation comments by laying out what Trump has done since the virus first threatened the shores of America, through replenishing stockpiles and making economic stimulus payments to Americans.
"President Trump's unprecedented coronavirus response has saved lives," White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told Newsweek on Saturday. "His early travel restrictions and quarantines protected the American public while his Paycheck Protection Program and direct payments to Americans got needed economic relief to our country.
"Moreover, President Trump directed the greatest mobilization of the private sector since World War II to fill the stockpile left depleted by his predecessor. As we look to the future, we have the President who ushered in the hottest economy in modern history ready to do it a second time," McEnany continued.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to students and attenders after receiving an honorary doctorate of laws during the 250th anniversary commencement ceremony at Rutgers University on May 15, 2016 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Obama is the first sitting president to speak at the school's commencement.
Last week during a private call with thousands of supporters, Obama said Trump's response to the COVID-19 crisis was "anemic and spotty," and he spent more time in that call attacking the White House for its support of the Justice Department's attempt to drop charges against Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor who pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI.
Additionally in Saturday's commencement address, Obama told the mostly black audience that the COVID-19 pandemic especially targeted minority communities, and that it will be up to them to change the outlook for their communities.
"These aren't normal times. You're being asked to find your way in a world in the middle of a devastating pandemic and a terrible recession," Obama said. "And let's be honest—a disease like this just spotlights the underlying inequalities and extra burdens that black communities have historically had to deal with in this country."
"If the world's going to get better, it's going to be up to you. With everything suddenly feeling like it's up for grabs, this is your time to seize the initiative," Obama continued. "Nobody can tell you anymore that you should be waiting your turn. Nobody can tell you anymore "this is how it's always been done." More than ever, this is your moment—your generation's world to shape."
Obama also touched inequalities of the black community during his speech, even bringing up the story of Ahmaud Arbery, the black man shot dead while jogging in Georgia nearly three months ago.
"We see it in the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on our communities, just as we see it when a black man goes for a jog, and some folks feel like they can stop and question and shoot him if he doesn't submit to their questioning," Obama said.
COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, was first detected in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. It soon spread around the globe to affect more than 4.7 million people, with more than 300,000 worldwide deaths as of May 16.
The spread of this virus led to all schools and universities in the United States shutting down and holding classes online. It has led to massive unemployment, the shutdown of sports in America and the closing of most non-essential businesses.
However, the spread of the virus has slowed in most parts of the country, and many states have begun to reopen in phases, from parts of California, most of Texas and Florida and even the east coast beaches in time for Memorial Day.
Obama will deliver another virtual commencement speech Saturday at 8 p.m. ET for high school students in an event called "Graduate Together." It will be televised in a one-hour primetime special on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, and it will also be available for online streaming.
